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User interface for automatic multi-plane imaging ultrasound system

An ultrasound system and user interface technology, which is applied in the field of user interface for automatic multi-plane imaging ultrasound systems, can solve the problems of traditional ultrasound system limitations, users cannot check view positions or exchange view positions, etc.

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-10-31
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO
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[0005] However, conventional ultrasound systems suffer from certain limitations
Although conventional automated multiplanar imaging procedures allow the user to step through various view positions, there is no easy way for the user to check previously considered view positions or swap view positions
Instead, when wanting to check the previous view position, once the user moves to the next view position, the user must repeat the steps required to recreate the previous view position and re-enter view mode

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[0021] FIG. 1 illustrates a block diagram of an ultrasound system 100 formed in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention. The ultrasound system 100 includes a transmitter 102 that drives an array of elements 104 within a transducer 106 to transmit pulsed ultrasound signals into the body. Various geometries can be used. Ultrasound signals are backscattered from structures in the body, such as blood cells or muscle tissue, to generate echoes that return to element 104 . The echoes are received by receiver 108 . The received echoes pass through a beamformer 110, which performs beamforming and outputs an RF signal. The RF signal then passes through the RF processor 112 . Alternatively, RF processor 112 may include a complex demodulator (not shown) that demodulates the RF signal to form IQ data pairs representative of the echo signal. The RF or IQ signal data may then be transferred directly to memory 114 for storage.

[0022] The ultrasound system 100 also incl...

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A diagnostic ultrasound system is provided for automatically displaying multiple planes from a 3-D ultrasound data set. The system comprises a user interface for designating a reference plane, wherein the user interface provides a safe view position option and a restore reference plane option. A processor module maps the reference plane into a 3D ultrasound data set and automatically calculates image planes based on the reference plane for a current view position and a prior view position. A display is provided to selectively display the image planes associated with the current and prior reference planes. Memory stores the prior reference plane in response to selection of the save reference plane option, while the display switches from display of the current reference plane to restore the prior reference plane in response to selection of the restore reference plane option. Optionally, the memory may store coordinates in connection with the current and prior reference planes.

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[0001] related application [0002] This application is related to, and claims priority from, provisional application Serial No. 60 / 795535, entitled "User Interface for Automated Multiplane Imaging Ultrasound System," filed April 27, 2006, which All topics are expressly incorporated herein as a whole. technical field [0003] Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to systems and methods for automatically displaying multiple planes from 3D ultrasound datasets, and more particularly to providing a user interface that enables easy swapping and restoring of previous view positions. Background technique [0004] Ultrasound systems are used by people of all skill levels in a variety of applications. In many exams, an operator of the ultrasound system reviews a selected combination of ultrasound images according to a predetermined protocol. To obtain the desired combination of ultrasound images, the operator steps through a sequence of operations to identify and ca...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): A61B8/00G09G5/00
CPCA61B8/523G01S7/52084A61B8/467G06T2210/41G06T2219/008G03B42/06G01S15/8993G01S7/52074A61B8/14G06T19/00A61B8/483G06T2219/028A61B8/465A61B8/466
Inventor H·戴希恩格P·法尔肯萨默F·加贝德尔
Owner GENERAL ELECTRIC CO
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